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    Lancaster County Revolutionary War Militia

    1st Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Phillip Greenawalt

    2nd Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Thomas Edwards
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Bethel Township1st Company:
    • Capt. Casper Stoever
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. Casper Stoever
    Lebanon Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. William Paine
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. Balzer Orth
    Lebanon Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. Philip Weiser
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. John Stone
    Heidelberg Township4th Company:
    • Capt. George Noll (Null)
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. George Moor (a merger)
    Lebanon Township5th Company:
    • Capt. Michael Holderbaum
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Michael Holderbaum
    Heidelberg Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Leonard Immel
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. Wendel Weaver
    Bethel Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Valentine Shouffler
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. John Gassert
    • Capt. Matthias Henning (1782)
    Heidelberg Township8th Company:
    • Capt. Henry Sheaffer
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. John Moor (a merger)
    Lebanon Township9th Company:
    • Capt. Daniel Oldenbreck
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. David Krause

    2nd Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. James Watson

    6th Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. James Taylor
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Little Britain Township1st Company:
    • Capt. John Scott
    • Capt. Wm. Arbuckle
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. John Duncan
    Colerain Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. Joshua Anderson
    • Capt. Rovert Miller
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. Robert Miller
    Sadsbury Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. John Johnston
    • Capt. Joseph Walker
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Walker
    Martick Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Thomas White
    • Capt. Thomas Clark
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. John Patton
    Drumore Township5th Company:
    • Capt.James Morrison
    • Capt. Robert King
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. Capt. James Clark
    Little Britain Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Allison
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Robert Campbell
    Eastern Drumore Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Patrick Marshall
    • Capt. John Caldwell
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. Capt. John Caldwell
    Bart Township8th Company:
    • Capt. John Paxton
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. Thomas Gourly
    • Capt. Robert Ramsey

    3rd Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Alexander Lowrey

    7th Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Alexander Lowrey

    4th Battalion, 1783

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Jacob Cook
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Derry Township1st Company:
    • Capt. Robert McKee
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. Robert McKee
    Mount Joy Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. Thomas Robinson
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. Thomas Robinson
    Donegal Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Work
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. William Willson
    Londonderry Township4th Company:
    • Capt. David McQueen (McQuown)
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. David McQueen
    Donegal Township5th Company:
    • Capt. Robert Craig
    		Merged with other Donegal companies.
    Donegal Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Andrew Boggs
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. Andrew Boggs
    Mount Joy Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Abraham Scott
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Abraham Scott
    Rapho Township8th Company:
    • Capt. Hugh Pedan
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. Hugh Pedan
    • Capt. Patrick Hays
    Rapho Township9th Company:
    • Capt. Christian Erhard
    • Capt. Abraham Forry
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. Noah Kesey

    4th Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Robert Elder

    10th Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Robert Elder
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Upper Paxtang Township1st Company:
    • Capt. James Murray
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. James Murray
    Paxton Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. James Collier
    • Capt. Henry McKinney
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. Samuel Cochran
    Paxton Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. John Rutherford
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. Hugh Robinson
    Paxton Township4th Company:
    • Capt. James Crouch
    • Capt. Jonathan McClure
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. Jonathan McClure
    Upper Paxtang Township5th Company:
    • Capt. James Clark
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. William Johnston
    Upper Paxtang Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Martin Weaver
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. Martin Weaver
    • Capt. James Weaver (1782)
    Paxton Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Michael Whitley
    • Capt. Andrew Stewart
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. Andrew Stewart
    Paxton Township8th Company:
    • Capt. John Gilchrist
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. George McMillan

    5th Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Jacob Clatz

    8th Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. James Ross
     1777 *1780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Lancaster Borough and Township1st Company:
    • Capt. Michael App
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. John Ewing
    Lancaster Borough and Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. James Krug
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. John Hubley
    • Capt. George Trisler
    Lancaster Borough3rd Company:
    • Capt. John Graff
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Hubley
    Lancaster Borough4th Company:
    • Capt. George Franciscus
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. William Wirtz
    Lancaster Borough5th Company:
    • Capt.Peter Shaffner
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. Samuel Boyd
    Lancaster Borough6th Company:
    • Capt. Christ. Petrie
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. John Miller
    Manheim Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Samuel Davis
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. Thomas Davis
    • Capt. Martin Weybright
    Manheim Township8th Company:
    • Capt. Adam Wilhelm
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. Jacob Wilhelm

    * Notes:

    • There are no rolls for this battalion under the 1777 arrangement, and no clues to the origen of the companies other than the captain's names.
    • The names of Michael App, John Graff and Christ. Petrie appear as privates on the 1780 of the rolls indicated as theirs.
    • The other Lancaster companies have been matched arbitrarily.

    6th Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. John Rogers

    9th Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. John Rogers

    1st Battalion, 1783

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. John Rogers
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Hanover Township1st Company:
    • Capt. William McCullough
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. William Allen
    Hanover Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. Ambrose Crain
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. Ambrose Crain
    Hanover Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. Thomas Coppenhaver
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Daniel Bradley
    Hanover Township4th Company:
    • Capt. James McCreight
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. James McCreight
    2nd Company (1783):
    • Capt. James McCreight
    Londonderry Township5th Company:
    • Capt. Patrick Hays
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Patrick Hays
    8th Company (1783):
    • Capt. Robert McCallen
    Hanover Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph McClure
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. James Wilson
    1st Company (1783):
    • Capt. James Wilson
    Derry Township7th Company:
    • Capt. William Laird
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. William Laird
    6th Company (1783):
    • Capt. William Laird
    Hanover Township8th Company:
    • Capt. Michael Moyer
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. John Herkerider
    • Capt. Michael Brown

    7th Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. John Boyd

    1st Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. John Boyd
    • Lt. Col. James Messer (1781)
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Western Strasburg Township1st Company:
    • Capt. James Brown
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. William Smyth
    • Capt. Edmond Lintner
    Salisbury Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. David Whitehill
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Enoch Hastings
    Northwestern Leacock Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. John Rowland
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. Martin Huey
    Lampeter Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Samuel Heans
    • Capt. John Craig
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. John Slater
    Eastern Strasburg Township5th Company:
    • Capt.John Slaymaker
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. Alexander White
    • Capt. Matthias Slaymaker
    Salisbury Township6th Company:
    • Capt. William Brisben
    • Capt. John Hopkins
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. William Brisben
    Lower Leacock Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Robert McCurdy
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. William Skiles
    Eastern Lampeter Township8th Company:
    • Capt. Henry Kendrick
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. Samuel Henry

    8th Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. Michael Haverstick

    4th Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Ludwig Meyer
    • Lt. Col. Frederick Ziegler

    9th Battalion, 1783

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Frederick Ziegler
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Conestoga Township1st Company:
    • Capt. Jacob Metzger
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. Jacob Metzger
    Hempfield Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. Ludwig Meyer
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. Alexander Scott
    Hempfield Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. Henry Kuster
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. James Beard
    Manor Township4th Company:
    • Capt. Conrad Korer
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. Barnhart Mann
    • Capt. Christian Domen
    Lower Manor Township5th Company:
    • Capt. Frederick Ziegler
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Jacob Brand
    Hempfield Township6th Company:
    • Capt. James Barber
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. James Patten
    Manor Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Wright
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. Conrad Corr
    • Capt. Joseph Wright
    Conestoga Township8th Company:
    • Capt. George Radfang
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. Frederick Radfang
    • Philip Baker

    9th Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. John Huber

    3rd Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Jacob Bower

    6th Battalion, 1783

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. John Huber
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Warwick Township1st Company:
    • Capt. John Gingrich
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. George Reist
    • Capt. Henry Custer
    Cocalico Township2nd Company:
    • Capt. Bernhard Gartner
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. Philip Beck
    • Capt. Michael Oberly
    Warwick Township (Lititz)3rd Company:
    • Capt. George Feather
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. John Smuller
    Cocalico Township (East Adamstown)4th Company:
    • Capt. Isaac Adams
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. Jacob Vanderslice
    • Capt. Nicholas Lutz
    Cocalico Township5th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Gehr
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Gehr
    Warwick Township6th Company:
    • Capt. Christian Hollinger
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. John Ashton
    Cocalico Township7th Company:
    • Capt. John Smuller
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Andrew Rehm (Andreas Ream)
    Elizabeth Township8th Company:
    • Capt. George Volick (Volck, Foulke)
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. Philip Duck

    10th Battalion, 1777

    Commanding Officers:

    • Col. David Jenkins

    5th Battalion, 1780

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Jacob Carpenter

    8th Battalion, 1783

    Commanding Officers:

    • Lt. Col. Joseph Jenkins
     17771780
    Township (if known)CompanyCompany
    Brecknock Township1st Company:
    • Capt. John Lutz
    		5th Company:
    • Capt. John Lutz
    Brecknock and Carnarvon Townships2nd Company:
    • Capt. James Davies
    		2nd Company:
    • Capt. Samuel Elliott
    Earl Township3rd Company:
    • Capt. Martin Bowman
    		6th Company:
    • Capt. Martin Bowman
    Earl Township4th Company:
    • Capt. George Rees
    		8th Company:
    • Capt. Martin Holman
    • Capt. Jas. McConnall
    Carnarvon Township5th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Jenkins
    		4th Company:
    • Capt. Joseph Jenkins
    Earl Township6th Company:
    • Capt. James Watson
    		3rd Company:
    • Capt. Alexander McIlvain
    Earl Township7th Company:
    • Capt. Emanuel Carpenter
    		7th Company:
    • Capt. Conrad Corr
    • Capt. Rudopph Statler
    Earl Township8th Company:
    • Capt. William Crawford
    		1st Company:
    • Capt. William Crawford